Method for Coating a Structure with a Fusion Bonded Material

A system for coating a wire matrix reinforcement, the system comprising:

• a fluidization bed comprising a base and a plurality of side walls that contain a reservoir;
• an epoxy-based powder disposed within the reservoir of the fluidization bed, wherein the fluidization bed is configured to fluidize the epoxy-based powder;
• a first heating element configured to heat the wire matrix reinforcement to at least a melting temperature of the epoxy-based powder;
• a conveyor positioned over the fluidization bed and configured to engage the heated wire matrix reinforcement, wherein the conveyor is further configured to submerge the heated wire matrix reinforcement into the fluidized epoxy-based powder such that a portion of the epoxy-based powder melts and coats the wire matrix reinforcement, and wherein the conveyor is further configured to remove the coated wire matrix reinforcement from the fluidized epoxy-based powder;
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• a second heating element configured to cure the melted epoxy-based powder coating the wire matrix reinforcement into a corrosion resistant barrier.